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(NCAAF) NC State vs. Vanderbilt,
Total: 44.00 | -107.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 44.00 | -107.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: Vandy and NC Stae are both 6-6 and will meet in the Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. The Commodores won home games over Ole Miss (38-17) and then Tennessee (45-34) in its last two regular season games to reach 6-6, while the Wolfpack earned their sixth win at North Carolina in their regular season finale, beating the Tar Heels 28-21 as 10-point underdogs.
Vanderbilt: The Commodores made three straight bowl appearances under former coach James Franklin from 2011-13, including a 38-24 triumph over N.C. State in the 2012 Music City Bowl but is going 'bowling' for the first time since Derek Mason took over the program. Derek Mason's stint at Vanderbilt began with 3-9 and 4-8 records with Mason and Vandy in danger of missing out on a bowl for the third straight season until engineering a 4-2 finish that included wins over Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee. In fact, the Commodores put up two of their three highest point totals of the season in the final two contests and piled up 608 yards in the 45-34 win over the Volunteers in the regular-season finale. Even with the team's "big finish," Vandy has averaged just 23.5 PPG (109th) on 359.2 YPG (108th). RB Webb is Vandy's best offensive player, running for 1,172 yards (5.1 YPC) and 12 TDs.The 'Dores defense has played well all year, allowing a modest 22.6 PPG (26th).
NC State: The Wolfpack, like the Commodores, have modest offensive numbers (average 25.8 PPG) but solid defensive ones, allowing 23.2 PPG (32nd) on 356.8 YPG (28th). NC State senior RB Matthew Dayes is the team's best offensive player, running for 1,119 yards while saving his best for last with six TDs in the final three games of the regular season.
The pick: It would be easy to say "under" in this one but "not so fast!" Both teams showed late-season success against notable opponents and it seems to have perked up the motivation for Vanderbilt and North Carolina State going into this game. With Vandy in particular, the Commodores averaged 13.2 points in going 1-5 in their first six SEC games but totaled 83 points in the final two games. RB Ralph Webb piled up 237 yards and five TDs on 41 carries while QB Kyle Shurmur threw for a career-high 416 yards in the win over Tennessee and threw four TD passes in the last two games.This is one of teh lowe over/under numbers of all the bowls and the Over is a 10* play.
Vanderbilt: The Commodores made three straight bowl appearances under former coach James Franklin from 2011-13, including a 38-24 triumph over N.C. State in the 2012 Music City Bowl but is going 'bowling' for the first time since Derek Mason took over the program. Derek Mason's stint at Vanderbilt began with 3-9 and 4-8 records with Mason and Vandy in danger of missing out on a bowl for the third straight season until engineering a 4-2 finish that included wins over Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee. In fact, the Commodores put up two of their three highest point totals of the season in the final two contests and piled up 608 yards in the 45-34 win over the Volunteers in the regular-season finale. Even with the team's "big finish," Vandy has averaged just 23.5 PPG (109th) on 359.2 YPG (108th). RB Webb is Vandy's best offensive player, running for 1,172 yards (5.1 YPC) and 12 TDs.The 'Dores defense has played well all year, allowing a modest 22.6 PPG (26th).
NC State: The Wolfpack, like the Commodores, have modest offensive numbers (average 25.8 PPG) but solid defensive ones, allowing 23.2 PPG (32nd) on 356.8 YPG (28th). NC State senior RB Matthew Dayes is the team's best offensive player, running for 1,119 yards while saving his best for last with six TDs in the final three games of the regular season.
The pick: It would be easy to say "under" in this one but "not so fast!" Both teams showed late-season success against notable opponents and it seems to have perked up the motivation for Vanderbilt and North Carolina State going into this game. With Vandy in particular, the Commodores averaged 13.2 points in going 1-5 in their first six SEC games but totaled 83 points in the final two games. RB Ralph Webb piled up 237 yards and five TDs on 41 carries while QB Kyle Shurmur threw for a career-high 416 yards in the win over Tennessee and threw four TD passes in the last two games.This is one of teh lowe over/under numbers of all the bowls and the Over is a 10* play.
